25 Easy Thanksgiving Punch Recipes for the Best Holiday
These Thanksgiving Punch Recipes are just what you need for your holiday gatherings. Whether you’re hosting a cozy Thanksgiving dinner for family or throwing a lively Friendsgiving party, these foolproof punch recipes are here to make your day a little more delicious. This list includes alcoholic punches and non-alcoholic punches for all your festive gatherings.
Why These Punch Recipes Are Perfect for Thanksgiving
What I love about these Thanksgiving punch recipes (boozy or virgin) is all the seasonal flavors. From warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg to the refreshing tanginess of ripe fruits (pear, blood oranges, cranberry) these punch recipes feature some of my favorite flavors of fall.
This collection of the best Thanksgiving punch ideas will help you round out your holiday menu and start the preparation process for what is probably your biggest meal of the year.
These recipes are easy to make ahead and easily serve a crowd. Most of these ingredients, including whole spices, can be found in your local grocery store. Plus they add to the overall ambience of the event which is always a win.
Related: Sangria Recipes for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a great excuse to really show off your hostessing skills. And nothing says hostess with the mostess like a signature cocktail.
Choose one of these tasty Thanksgiving drink recipes to hand to your guests as they arrive then let them serve themselves as the night goes on.
The non-alcoholic punch ideas are great for families and for those who are looking for something full of fun flavor without any liquor.
Want to offer festive Thanksgiving drinks to your friends and family? Make one of these tasty boozy punch recipes.
Punch Recipes for Fall Holidays
Browse this list of delicious fall punch recipes. With delicious seasonal ingredients and pretty party vibes, these Thanksgiving punch recipes will round out your holiday menu and taste delicious!
Alcoholic Punch Recipes
Want to offer a festive cocktail to your friends and family? Make one of these tasty boozy punch recipes.
Harvest Punch
Fall Harvest Punch is an aromatic Thanksgiving punch that uses all the popular and delicious flavors of fall and has a pretty golden color. The fruit juice really amps up the flavor which is then steeped with anise and cinnamon.
Ingredients: apple cider, prosecco, lemon juice, orange juice, ginger beer, honey, apples, oranges, cinnamon sticks, anise pods, fresh rosemary
Spiced Pear Bellini Recipe for Parties
This easy champagne cocktail is great for fall parties. It uses spiced pear nectar to give this simple drink idea tons of flavor. Since you make a large batch of pear juice, it's easy to serve a crowd! And you can also swap out the sparkling wine for club soda or ginger ale to serve to kids.
Ingredients: pear juice, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, prosecco
Frosty Cranberry Vodka Slush Recipe
This yummy cocktail uses a spiced cranberry juice as the base that is finished off with vodka and lemon-lime soda. It's tart and flavorful and will be totally unexpected for your Thanksgiving day guests. You won't want to serve this one in a punch bowl so it will take a little bit more effort to serve as needed.
Ingredients: Spiced cranberry juice, orange juice, lime juice, lemon-lime soda
Pomegranate Champagne Punch
It’s not a party without punch! This Pomegranate Champagne Punch is bubbly, sweet and festive drink perfect for your next holiday gathering.
Ingredients: champagne, pomegranate juice, club soda, triple sec, lime, oranges, pomegranate seeds, cranberries, mint leaves
Sparkling Fall Punch with Crown Apple
Made with Crown Apple, sparkling wine, and apple cider this Sparkling Fall Punch is a light, refreshing, and easy fall cocktail for a crowd.
Ingredients: apple cider, sparkling wine, ginger beer, Crown Royal Apple, ice, apples
Fireball Punch
Fireball Punch is a large batch cocktail made with orange juice, apple cider, and Fireball cinnamon whisky. It tastes like cinnamon red hot candies and is fun to sip on a cool evening.
Ingredients: apple cider, orange juice, presecco, Fireball, apples, ice, oranges, cinnamon sticks, anise
Spiked Mulled Cider with Bourbon
Warm up with a cozy spiked mulled cider with bourbon on those cold winter nights! This recipe is just as tasty with or without alcohol. So you could easily make a double batch to serve adults and kids without adding much stress.
Ingredients: apple cider, spices, oranges and peels, apples, maple syrup (or simple syrup), bourbon
Thanksgiving Margarita Pitcher
This Thanksgiving Margarita is sweet, sour, and reminiscent of fall. All you need is your favorite large pitcher and 4 simple ingredients. The cinnamon sugar rim is really delicious!
Ingredients: tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, apple cider, ice, lime wedges, cinnamon, sugar
Slow Cooker Mulled Wine
This is the Best Mulled Wine Recipe to prepare for cooler months. Mix up a big batch to serve guests at your next holiday party.
Ingredients: red wine, bourbon whiskey, maple syrup, oranges, apples, pears, cinnamon sticks, anise, cardamom pods, cloves
Authentic Puerto Rican Coquito
Coquito is a creamy coconut, and rum cocktail from Puerto Rico served during the holidays.
Ingredients: coconut water, cinnamon sticks, star anise, vanilla bean, whole cloves, allspice berries, spices, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, vanilla, white rum, gold rum, spices rum
Apple Cider Prosecco Bourbon Punch
This apple cider, prosecco, and bourbon punch is full of Fall and Holiday flavors! The Prosecco makes it festive and slightly fizzy.
Ingredients: sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, spices, prosecco, apple cider, bourbon, orange juice, Cointreau
Cranberry Orange Prosecco Punch
Cranberry orange prosecco punch is a fun Fall or Thanksgiving cocktail. The orange and cranberry flavors make it festive and fruity, while the prosecco gives it a wonderful amount of fizz.
Ingredients: oranges, lemon, cranberries, cranberry juice, orange juice, grenadine, lemon juice, prosecco, ice
Fall Pumpkin Party Punch
A unique way to enjoy the pumpkin spice frenzy this season is a glass of Fall Pumpkin Party Punch. With honey and pineapple juice this drink is sweet and pairs perfectly with the warm spice notes in the spiced rum.
Ingredients: pumpkin purée, honey, pumpkin pie spice, orange juice, pineapple juice, spiced rum, orange liqueur, cherries, orange slices
Malibu Rum Punch
Packed with the flavors of the Caribbean, like pineapple, mango, and coconut, this cocktail will have you living the tropical dream right in your own home. You can easily turn this into a Thanksgiving punch by adding some spiced rum or even a little vanilla extract.
Ingredients: Malibu Rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, mango juice, cranberry juice, ginger ale, ice
Non-Alcoholic Punch Recipes
These non-alcoholic punch ideas are great for families and for those who are looking for something full of fun flavor without any liquor.
Autumn Punch
This Autumn Punch is a flavor-packed family-friendly drink that combines 5 different types of juices with spices, and lemon-lime soda! It's the perfect punch to serve at gatherings and holidays!
Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, cloves, apple cider, cranberry juice, orange juice, pomegranate juice, pineapple juice, lemon lime soda, orange, cranberries
Sparkling Apple Punch
This Sparkling Apple Punch is a refreshing mix of apple cider, cranberry juice and orange juice with a little fizz from sparkling seltzer water for an effervescent and bubbly way to quench a hearty thirst.
Ingredients: apple cider, cranberry juice, orange juice, seltzer water, apple, orange wedges, cinnamon sticks
Spiced Apple Cider
Holy Moly, this warm, cozy, fragrant and Hot Spiced Apple Cider is this Autumn’s go-to drink! Made with rich apple cider, fresh fruit and an assortment of earthy spices, this cider is well-balanced and oh-so comforting!
Ingredients: apple cider, spices, lemon slices, orange slices, apple slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves, anise
Sparkling Apple Cider Punch {Family Friendly}
This Apple cider punch recipe is the perfect recipe for your fall and holiday festivities! Make a batch of this chilled punch for a beverage everyone will enjoy!
Ingredients: apple cider, sparkling water, ginger, orange, apple, ice, cinnamon stick
Fall Party Punch
Serve this fall party punch at your next family gathering, like Halloween, Thanksgiving, or a tailgating party - kids and adults alike will love it!
Ingredients: ginger ale, apple cider, pineapple juice
Cranberry Party Punch
This Cranberry Party Punch is perfect for any Fall and Winter get together. This is one of my favorite non-alcoholic punch recipes to serve when there are kids.
Ingredients: frozen raspberry lemonade, water, cran-raspberry juice, Sprite, raspberry sherbet, lemon
Holiday Punch
I love the color of this Holiday Punch. The cranberry juice and fresh cranberries look really festive. The orange slices really pop!
Ingredients: cranberry juice cocktail, pineapple juice, frozen lemonade, lemon-lime soda, orange slices, fresh cranberries, ice
Sparkling Ginger Cranberry Punch
This Sparkling Ginger Cranberry Punch is a perfect non-alcoholic option for your fall festivities. The black tea gives it tons of flavor and will make it feel elegant for anyone who wants to sip a delicious drink without alcohol.
Ingredients: sugar, water, black tea bags, cranberry juice, clementines, lemon, lime, red seedless grapes
Crock Pot Mulled Cider (Wassail) Recipe
This simple mulled cider is made in the crockpot, and features simple ingredients. The cloves really give such a nice flavor boost.
Ingredients: apple cider, orange juice, lemonade, pineapple juice, cloves, sugar, oranges
Pumpkin Punch Recipe, a Fun Fall Drink
One of the best things about fall is the amazing pumpkin recipes that get made. In particular, I’m loving this pumpkin punch recipe.
Ingredients: water, sugar, cinnamon, apple juice, orange juice, pumpkin puree, club soda, orange, cinnamon sticks
Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Punch
You'll love making this festive Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Punch for the holiday season! It's loaded with apple cider, ginger ale, ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks...then garnished with fruit slices and fresh cranberries for the perfect fall drink!
Ingredients: apple cider, ginger ale, cinnamon, apple, orange, pear, cranberries, cinnamon sticks, star anise
Tips for Serving Punch for a Party
These delicious Thanksgiving punch recipes add a festive touch to your party and allow guests to serve themselves. They’re an excellent choice for holiday parties and are a great alternative to making individual drinks.
Choose the Right Serving Piece
Obsiously a punch bowl is the traditional way to serve punch to a large group at a party. But leaving a large open container with a ladle out for people to slop around isn’t my favorite way to serve. I like to use a pitcher or a beverage dispenser (this one is PERFECT for Thanksgiving!) to make it a little less messy and easy to pour.
No matter what you use, you can find something that matches the look of your holiday table that will fit right in next to all that good food.
Set Up a Self-Serve Station
While some of the recipes are ready to sip, some may need a finishing touch like the addition of club soda or a fun garnish. Place the punch on a sturdy table or counter, along with a stack of punch cups, napkins, and easy garnishes (like fresh herbs, fresh cranberries or a cinnamon stick).
Consider labeling the punch bowl with a festive sign or chalkboard to let guests know which punch is being served. This is another easy way to add to your holiday decor.
If you need to have them do a little more work to the drink, set out a small sign with brief instructions to place next to the punch bowl.
Encourage a glass rim
Whether you pre-rim the glasses before everyone gets there or set up a few options for your friends and family to do themselves, a rimmed glass is an easy way to make a cocktail feel even more party-perfect.
Just about any of these Thanksgiving cocktails would pair well with a pumpkin pie spice rim or one with cinnamon and sugar. The kids would also love a fun rim.
Keep Ingredients Chilled
You can keep the punch chilled throughout the party, by using frozen fruit or an old-fashioned ice ring (you can use this mold!) set in the punch bowl.
I like to keep extra batches of the Thanksgiving punch in the refrigerator and refill the punch bowl as needed.
Offer something non-alcoholic
Not everyone will want to drink a cocktail on Thanksgiving, but almost everyone would still appreciate a fun drink, especially if there will be kids. Make sure to offer something non-alcoholic beverages.
Note: Make sure you label the mocktail version clearly so there is no mistaking which is which.
Assign someone to Monitor and Refill
You’ll have your plate full with getting the rest of the meal ready. So appoint a person to keep an eye on the level of the punch bowl throughout the party to make sure it doesn’t run out.
Have them refill the bowl as needed and refresh the garnishes or ice to keep it looking nice and tasting fresh.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not a fan of apple cider or looking for an alternative twist? No worries! There are plenty of delicious punch options that don’t require apple cider.
Consider using cranberry juice as a base, combined with sparkling water or ginger ale for fizziness. You can also experiment with flavors like pomegranate or grapefruit juice to create a vibrant and refreshing punch that complements the Thanksgiving theme.
The best type of drink to serve on Thanksgiving is one that complements the traditional flavors of the holiday while offering a refreshing and enjoyable experience.
Classic fall-inspired flavors like apple, cranberry, and spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg are popular choices. Consider serving punches that incorporate these ingredients, like spiced apple cider punch or cranberry-orange punch.
These flavors will perfectly complement your Thanksgiving feast and enhance the overall dining experience.
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More easy Thanksgiving cocktail ideas
Many of these easy recipes can be made into mocktails by removing the liquor.
